Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

TL-WR841N v13

Gone quiet reasonably evidenced

no firmware for long enough to stand out against its own record

1036 days since the last release against a median gap of 209 (5.0x)

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Last firmware
28 November 2023 (3 years ago)
Releases seen
5
Update rhythm
about every 7 months
Support observed
≥7 years
Vendor's promise
no support period we can evaluate
Patch latency
not measurable — its changelogs name no CVE ids

Which one do I have?

TP-Link ships this model in more than one hardware revision, and they do not share firmware. The revision is printed on the label on the underside, usually after the model — Ver 1.0, V4.6. Getting it wrong is the easiest way to read the wrong answer here.

Firmware history

  1. TL-WR841N(US)_V13_231120 28 November 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Enhance device security.
  2. TL-WR841N(US)_V13_180119 24 February 2018

    Release notes — disclosure 0.49
    Modification and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed WPA2 (KRACKs) vulnerability. 2. Fixed the bug that router cannot forward some specific DNS requests. 3. Shorten the interval time to reconnect to PPPoE server after disconnection. 4. Improved the stability of Quick Setup.
  3. TL-WR841N(US)_V13_171020 20 October 2017

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Bug fixes: Fixed the WPA2 Security (KRACKs) Vulnerability.
  4. TL-WR841N(US)_V13_170814 14 August 2017

    Release notes — disclosure 0.41
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added IPTV function. 2. Added Access Point/Repeater/WISP mode.
  5. TL-WR841N(US)_V13_161027 27 October 2016

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: First Firmware Released.

Evidence

2 archived pages sit behind this record, the earliest read on 1 August 2026. Everything above was read from them, and each is kept byte for byte so it can be checked after the vendor edits the original.

Identifiers: marketing_name TL-WR841N · openwrt_id tplink_tl-wr841n-v13

Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026. How these verdicts are computed.

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